Steve Reich: A New Musical Language

Overview

A profile of composer Steve Reich, a leading creator of stripped-down, "minimal" music. The program explores how Reich's music eventually became accessible to the musical audience at large. Included are interviews with the composer himself, and contemporaries, and also performances of some of his works.

Cast

Steve Reich

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Michael Tilson Thomas

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Richard Stoltzman

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Ransom Wilson

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Beryl Korot

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